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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Grant thinks about his colleague as being one of the first to have cast aside what object?
(a) His dignity.
(b) His necktie.
(c) His wedding ring.
(d) His Bible.

2. What kind of ceiling is the large central area at Meadowlake said to exhibit?
(a) Popcorn.
(b) Cathedral.
(c) Low.
(d) Vaulted.

3. What malady does Fiona contract during her initial period of living at Meadowlake?
(a) Hepatitis.
(b) A cold.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) The flu.

4. What adjective does Grant use to refer to the friends who had helped him see that he needed to halt his infidelities?
(a) Selfish.
(b) Helpful.
(c) Ignorant.
(d) Cowardly.

5. What substance was used to write a particular word across Grant's office door?
(a) Ketchup.
(b) Red paint.
(c) Blood.
(d) Black paint.

6. What is NOT a virtue Grant names as being part of the character of "a philanderer" (286)?
(a) Sacrifice.
(b) Generosity.
(c) Kindness.
(d) Pity.

7. What kind of game is Fiona watching others play when Grant sees her in the central area?
(a) A card game.
(b) A dice game.
(c) A word game.
(d) A guessing game.

8. What color had Fiona's hair been before it had turned white?
(a) Brown.
(b) Black.
(c) Blond.
(d) Red.

9. At what type of location does Fiona propose marriage to Grant?
(a) An ice skating rink.
(b) A public park.
(c) A beach.
(d) A forest.

10. Fiona retires from her position as a coordinator of volunteers at what type of establishment?
(a) A homeless shelter.
(b) A library.
(c) A school.
(d) A hospital.

11. New residents of Meadowlake are prohibited from having visits until they have been at the facility for how many days?
(a) 90.
(b) 5.
(c) 30.
(d) 15.

12. Among Grant's many paramours over the years are women he calls "loose" (287) what?
(a) Vixens.
(b) Women.
(c) Wives.
(d) Girls.

13. After their retirement, Fiona and Grant began to engage in what activity together?
(a) Playing tennis.
(b) Golfing.
(c) Cross-country skiing.
(d) Ballroom dancing.

14. What beverage does the narrator name as one Grant never drinks?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Soda.
(c) Lemonade.
(d) Tea.

15. Which group or individual is NOT named among the people who had "pushed him" out of his habits of infidelity "just in time" (287)?
(a) His friends.
(b) Feminists.
(c) His suicidal former lover.
(d) Fiona's parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many minutes does it take Grant to drive to Meadowlake every time he visits?

2. For how many years have Fiona and Grant lived in their house by the time Fiona moves to Meadowlake?

3. What was NOT a consequence Grant suffered as a result of his dalliances with female students?

4. On what type of property had Fiona's father grown up?

5. How old is Fiona at the time she goes to live at Meadowlake?

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